MolluscaBase taxon details
Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823)
1049787 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1049787)
accepted
Species
Arion (Carinarion) fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823) · alternative representation
Limax fasciatus Nilsson, 1823 · unaccepted
(of Limax fasciatus Nilsson, 1823) Nilsson, S. (1823). Historia molluscorum Sveciae terrestrium et fluviatilium breviter delineata. <em>Lundae. (Schuboth).</em> [1-2], I-XX [= 1-20], 1-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16362323
page(s): 3 [details]
page(s): 3 [details]
Note Sweden, Lund
Type locality Sweden, Lund [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049787 on 2026-02-15
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(of Limax fasciatus Nilsson, 1823) Nilsson, S. (1823). Historia molluscorum Sveciae terrestrium et fluviatilium breviter delineata. <em>Lundae. (Schuboth).</em> [1-2], I-XX [= 1-20], 1-124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16362323
page(s): 3 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Schileyko, A. A. & Rymzhanov, T. S. (2013). Fauna of land mollusks (Gastropoda, Pulmonata Terrestria) of Kazakhstan and adjacent territories. <em>Moscow-Almaty: KMK Scientific Press.</em> 389 pp., available online at https://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/shilejko2013_fauna_nazemn_moll_kz.djvu
page(s): 312, pl. 35E; textfig. 156 [details]
additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 162, Fig. 81E, 86F [details] Available for editors
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additional source Collinge, W. E. (1899). On the occurrence of <i>Arion fasciatus</i>, Nils. in America. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 13(1): 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799909 [details]
additional source Cockerell, T. D. A. (1904). <i>Arion circumscriptus</i>, Johns. (<i>fasciatus</i> Nilss. <i>pars</i>). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(8): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817062
note: As a synonym of Arion circumscriptus G. Johnston, 1828 [details]
additional source Getz, L. L. & Wakefield, R. H. (1963). <i>Arion</i> in New England. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 77(1): 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520313 [details]
additional source Getz, L. L. (1968). <i>Arion fasciatus</i> in Wisconsin. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(1): 32-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517077 [details]
additional source Barnhart, M. C. (1978). Three introduced gastropods in Iowa. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(3): 106-107., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274050 [details]
page(s): 3 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Schileyko, A. A. & Rymzhanov, T. S. (2013). Fauna of land mollusks (Gastropoda, Pulmonata Terrestria) of Kazakhstan and adjacent territories. <em>Moscow-Almaty: KMK Scientific Press.</em> 389 pp., available online at https://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/shilejko2013_fauna_nazemn_moll_kz.djvu
page(s): 312, pl. 35E; textfig. 156 [details]
additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 162, Fig. 81E, 86F [details] Available for editors
additional source Collinge, W. E. (1899). On the occurrence of <i>Arion fasciatus</i>, Nils. in America. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 13(1): 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42799909 [details]
additional source Cockerell, T. D. A. (1904). <i>Arion circumscriptus</i>, Johns. (<i>fasciatus</i> Nilss. <i>pars</i>). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(8): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1817062
note: As a synonym of Arion circumscriptus G. Johnston, 1828 [details]
additional source Getz, L. L. & Wakefield, R. H. (1963). <i>Arion</i> in New England. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 77(1): 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520313 [details]
additional source Getz, L. L. (1968). <i>Arion fasciatus</i> in Wisconsin. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(1): 32-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517077 [details]
additional source Barnhart, M. C. (1978). Three introduced gastropods in Iowa. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(3): 106-107., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274050 [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Sweden, Lund [details]
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arion fasciatus)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Arion (Carinarion) fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823))
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Limax fasciatus Nilsson, 1823)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arion fasciatus)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Arion (Carinarion) fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823))
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 23 proteins) (from synonym Limax fasciatus Nilsson, 1823)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)